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A significant upgrade system for Royal Navy missiles – recently used to shoot down multiple hostile drones in the Red Sea – has been announced, which will support hundreds of UK jobs. Crucial for sailors, surface fleet and air threats, the Sea Viper Air Defence system will be upgraded with updated missiles featuring ...
The UK Government has welcomed deals between three of the UK’s largest defence contractors and the Polish Navy. An agreement between MBDA UK and the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) is the third of PGZ’s contracts with UK companies under the Miecznik (“Swordfish” in Polish) programme, following agreements with Babcock and Thales ...
BAE Systems has received a follow-on contract to continue supporting Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems Operations Onboard Navy Ship and Shore Based Sites (AOOSS). The five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, valued at $92 million, was awarded by the US Navy Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). “Since 1993, we have been providing ...
Babcock International has been awarded a three-year contract to support and maintain two mine countermeasures vessels ‘Cherkasy’ and ‘Chernihiv’ for the Navy of Ukraine following their transfer from the UK Royal Navy. The two minehunters, essential defence assets for the country’s naval forces that will support activity such as keeping sea lanes ...
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